Expert Details
Accident Reconstruction and Drug Recognition
ID: 740830
Massachusetts, USA
Since 2017, Expert has run his own consulting practice, where he's an approved vendor for the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services. His work covers speed and kinematic analysis, perception-reaction time, crash data retrieval, and roadway condition assessment. He's also a certified Drug Recognition Expert, which lets him evaluate impaired driving allegations and the reliability of field sobriety testing from the perspective of someone trained to administer them.
Expert holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has consulted on 11 litigation matters, including three fatal crash cases, has been deposed, and has been qualified by the court as an expert in accident reconstruction and roadway analysis.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2021 | Degree: BS | Subject: Industrial Engineering | Institution: University of Massachusetts |
| Year: 2019 | Degree: AS | Subject: Engineering Studies | Institution: Holyoke Community College |
| Year: 2003 | Degree: AS | Subject: Criminal Justice | Institution: Holyoke Community College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2017 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Principal Accident Reconstructionist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Provides accident reconstruction and drug evaluation and classification consulting to attorneys in criminal and civil matters. Work includes kinematic and speed analysis, perception-reaction time analysis, lamp examinations, roadway condition assessment, and review of police reports and reconstructions for errors and omissions. Expert is an approved vendor for the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2014 | Employer: Massachusetts State Police | Title: Trooper/Reconstructionist | Department: Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section |
Responsibilities:Expert served on the state's dedicated crash reconstruction unit, investigating serious and fatal motor vehicle collisions. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2011 | Employer: Various | Title: Police Officer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert performed municipal patrol, campus patrol, and law enforcement duties. |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has consulted on 11 litigation matters since 2017, mostly criminal defense work in Massachusetts along with civil matters in Massachusetts and Maine. He's been deposed once, in a 2017 civil case involving a motor vehicle and ATV collision where he testified on the drug recognition evaluation process. His casework includes three fatal crash cases involving negligent operation, two impaired driving cases, an insurance fraud case based on vehicle lamp examination, a Registry of Motor Vehicles hearing on weather and roadway maintenance, and a civil deposition on roadway debris as the likely cause of the crash. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| • Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) • National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS) |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| • Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstructionists (ACTAR), Accredited Reconstructionist (2023) • Engineer in Training (EIT), Massachusetts Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (2023) • CDR Data Retrieval Analyst, Collision Safety Institute (2014) • CDR Technician Levels 1 and 2, Collision Safety Institute (2014) • Drug Recognition Expert (DRE), International Association of Chiefs of Police (2013) |